At least seven people have been killed and dozens of others injured in an attack on a military post in the Iranian capital Tehran, state radio has reported.
The incident took place near the site of a rally staged by the supporters of defeated presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi in Tehran's Azadi Square.
Despite a ban by Interior Ministry, hundreds of thousands of Moussavi supporters staged a civil rally to express their solidarity with the former premier, who suffered a crushing defeat in Friday's presidential election.
After the demonstrations were over, the attackers were reportedly trying to loot weapons and vandalize public properties when they were shot by unidentified gunmen, state radio said.
"Seven people were killed and 29 injured during the illegal rally on Monday," Tehran Governor General Morteza Tamaddon said on Tuesday.
Tehran's police chief said security forces have arrested a number of armed rioters in connection with recent clashes in Tehran. Ahmad Reza Radan said some explosives and guns have been seized from them.
At the Monday rally, Moussavi told the crowd he was ready to take part in a new election.
The former premier has called on the Guardian Council, the body supervising the electoral process, to nullify the Friday election in which the incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was declared victor by a landslide.
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